Who is this random dude on the internet?
Right. I'm a young fella, from the far lands of Eastern Europe, and like anyone on this site I am an anime/manga enjoyer. I will watch anything, from battle shonen, power fantasy trash, to Slice of Life and Romantic Dramas, and I will rate it based on a few criteria, one of the most important being pure enjoyment. Despite that seemingly subjective criterion, I do look at series more objectively if the situation requires me to. One of those situations is reviewing, which I do occasionally.
What other criteria do you use to rate shows?
Well, I usually follow the usual rating style most people do, and that MAL uses:
- Story: In this criterion I take into account things like the premise of the show, its progression over a few episodes'/an arc's time, and its execution overall. One of the most important elements in this criterion, for me, is its execution. I personally am a firm believer that a mediocre premise still holds potential so long as it is executed correctly.
- Characters: This is a more obvious one. Here, I look at the overall initial shaping of the main character(s), both in design and as the characters themselves, and how they progress and develop throughout the story. But it cannot be all about them, so I analyze the side characters as well, since despite them being "side characters", they help shape up the story and carry a ton of influence if done right. Ratings can be influenced by any small change in a character or lack thereof.
- Sound: This criterion contains many elements, but I feel like they can be understood even without much explanation: OPs/EDs/OSTs, Voice acting, SFX
- Visuals: Also relatively self-explanatory, but with one thing I would like to point out: The artstyle is not something that I find myself rating poorly all that often, unless it is a special case or something that obviously needs to be pointed out. Artstyles very much depend on the studios/authors, therefore are entirely subjective and I don't feel like bringing up due to that fact. Everyone has different tastes but I feel anyone can enjoy any artstyle as long as it isn't something objectively horrendous to look at(refer to my Dropped Anime list).
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